STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDS

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday alleged that BJP was responsible for the shortage of electricity as MoUs signed during its regime in the energy sector had failed to increase a single unit of power in the state.
"If any party has been responsible for the (power) situation, it is...

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha and 50party workers and leaders have been sent to 14day judicial custody forallegedly assaulting a Jharkhand State Electricity Board official over a power crisis issue in the state.
Yashwant Sinha and approximately300 party workers and leaders were arrested earlier on Monday for the alleged assault.
Incidentally, Sinha...

As many as 42 industrial units in Chhattisgarh owe over Rs 600 crore to the state government as water tax, with Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) leading the pack with a dues of Rs 432.87 crore.
Water Resources Minister Brijmohan Agrawal informed the assembly on Thursday while replying to a question...

The postal department is all set to launch its corebanking services in Jharkhand soon, a senior official on Tuesday said.
The services, which was first launched in Chennai early this month, will be launched in the state as part of the second phase of its implementation, he said.
Corebanking services will be...

Energy Minister Rajendra Prasad Singh on Wednesday ruled out any increase in electricity tariff despite the monthly loss of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) pegged at Rs 150 crore.
Earlier the loss was Rs 165 crore but there will not be any increase in the electricity tariff, Singh told the...

Thiruvananthapuram: With the southwest monsoon bringing surplus rainfall since its onset on June 1, Kerala has decided to lift the 30minute load shedding during night from Sunday as storage position in reservoirs of hydroelectric projects has improved significantly. The loadshedding has been in force for the last several months as...

Thane: Ramzan Hafiz has lived at Nallasopara in Thane, Maharashtra for two decades now. Official documents with the municipality and his ration card call the area Laxmi Nagar. But the state electricity board, he points out, has decided to call it 'Laden Nagar', after slain terrorist Osama Bin Laden.
Maharashtra State...

New Delhi: In a major decision, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Monday evening cleared the restructuring plan of the state electricity boards. Sources say the states can now covert all loans into equity.
The association of power producers has welcomed the move calling it a step in the...

Chandigarh: One person was killed and around 65 others, including 40 policemen, were injured as farmers, protesting unbundling of the Punjab State Electricity Board, went on a rampage on Tuesday, damaging vehicles and stoning police.
The farmers, under the auspices of Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan group), fought pitched battles with...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerela is on the verge of a power crisis and so the God's own country has now found its own way to conserve power: switch off just one bulb in peak hours.
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has also decided to rope in priests to send out the...